Hands up if your kitchen is in dire need of a makeover 🙋♀️ Perhaps you don’t have the budget to rip everything out and start from scratch? Or maybe the cabinetry is still in good nick and just needs a coat of paint to bring it into the current decade? If this sounds familiar, here’s a kitchen makeover you won’t want to miss! #dotrythisathome
Our friends at Dulux set us the challenge to totally transform a kitchen, using their new Renovation Range of paint. But, here’s the catch… this kitchen needed to be Unbelievable, Unrecognisable and wait for it… Under $10k! #nopressure #wishusluck
Watch below to see how it turned out! #byebyebrown #justatadtoomuchtimber
BEFORE AND AFTER
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BUDGET BREAKDOWN
We’re very excited to announce that this is the FIRST TIME EVER that we’ve come in under budget! #popthebubbles
With a total budget of $10k and final costs of $8965, we came in with over $1000 to spare. This even included a few splurges! Here’s how the total budget looked:
OUR SPLURGES
The biggest cost by far was the $3k in labour for our painters. We leave the big jobs to the experts, but you could certainly DIY at home to save the money. And then there was the $1,240 on the new sink… take those items out and we’d be down to under $5k!
OUR SAVINGS
Check out the price of the stools! We found these beauties at Kmart for only $70 #bargainbasement
Lucky for us, the kitchen floor was fine as it was and didn’t need updating, which saved costs on both paint and labour. A good tip to remember if you’re trying this at home on a budget – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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Benchtop - DULUX RENOVATION RANGE - TILES & BENCHTOP PAINT - 'SHETLAND LACE'
Cabinetry Paint | DULUX RENOVATION RANGE - CABINET DOORS PAINT - 'SHETLAND LACE'
Splashback Paint | DULUX RENOVATION RANGE - TILES & BENCHTOP PAINT - 'GLINKS GULLY QTR'
Wall Paint | DULUX WASH N WEAR IN 'GLINKS GULLY QTR'
Ceiling Paint | DULUX CEILING PAINT IN 'GLINKS GULLY QTR'
Aluminium Window Paint | DULUX DURAMAX SPRAY IN 'VIVID WHITE'
Mixer | REECE POSH CANTERBURY SINK MIXER
Sink | REECE FRANKE IMPACT REVERSIBLE DOUBLE SINK
Pendants | FREEDOM BELLAMBI PENDANT LARGE
Knobs | DO UP CARVED FAN KNOB
Stools | KMART RATTAN LOOK BAR STOOL
Hall Runner Rug | MARR-KETT
Cross Tile | JAI VASICEK
Round Jute Rug | KMART
THE paint
Here’s the line-up! This is what you’ll need to look for in your local paint shop or hardware store. Seriously, it’s so exciting to have these products on the market now …. it’s a game changer for kitchen makeovers!! And don’t forget we’d LOVE to see YOUR makeovers - email them to us at info@threebirdsrenovations.com.
